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School-based, obesity-prevention programs that push “healthy eating” are triggering disordered eating in some children, creating sudden neuroses around food in children who never before worried about their weight, Canadian researchers are reporting.Photo: Michaela Begsteiger/Getty Images

Officially, Tumblr (and Pinterest and Instagram and others) forbid blogs that promote self-harm. Unofficially, there’s not much investment in actually policing the content: the pro-ana posts still rack up tens of thousands of “likes” and “reblogs.” Over a decade after Oprah first featured pro-ana websites on her talk-show, there have been dozens of investigative reports and documentaries, attempts at legislation, and even public condemnation of the fashion industry that many believe push this mentality forward. But these communities simply keep growing in popularity.